Trump says he's banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from White House "effective immediately"
President Trump said Friday he's banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House in a move that could be challenged by courts. Weijia Jang reports.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump issued a ban on CNN and two other media outlets, MS NOW and Politico, from entering the White House. The White House, through Trump's platform Truth Social, stated that these media outlets were spreading misinformation. Consequently, journalists from these news organizations were barred from attending press conferences and meeting Trump at the Oval Office.
CNN, one of the globe's most recognized news channels, and Politico, a publication owned by the German media conglomerate Axel Springer, were impacted by the ban. The extent of the ban and whether it extended to journalists accompanying the government on Air Force One flights was unclear. Initially, CNN reported no indications that Trump's administration had taken any steps to enforce the ban, and their team was still present in the White House on Friday afternoon.
Similarly, MS NOW also confirmed that their reporters had been in the White House when Trump announced the news. The reason behind Trump's decision remained undisclosed at the time.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- USA: Trump bans CNN and "Politico" from White House access handelsblatt.com
